Shoe-maker s jack



' (No Model.)

G. KUEN.

I v 1103 MAKER'S ACK,

No. 292,754. Patented Jan. 29, 1884.

as i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. GEORGE KUEN, OF EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

SHOE-MAKERS JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,754, dated January 29, 1884. Application filed October 5, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE KUEN, of Enreka Springs, in the county of Carroll and State of Arkansas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pegging and Sewing Jacks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in Which Figure 1 is aside elevation. Fig. 2 is a body of the jack, support-ed bya post, B, to

which it is connected by a ball and -socket joint, the body having a socket to receive a ball, 0, on the upper end of the post. JIhe body is made in two parts hinged together at one end, as shown at D, and connected at the other end by a bolt, H, passing through both parts and screwing into a nut, I, in one of the parts. (See Fig. 2.) The other end of the bolt has a crank, J, by whichitcan be turned to tighten the body upon the ball. By not turning the crank too much, the body will be loose upon the ball and can be moved in any direction, and then by turning the crank a little more the body is clamped to the ball and cannot move in. any direction, but is perfectly rigid.

L represents a projection of the body to receive the toe, and N a projection to receive the heel, of the boot or shoe, as shown in Fig.1. The boot or shoe is held upon the jack by a strap, 0, through which it is slipped, which is secured to aroller or Windlass, P, journaled in the body and provided with a crank, T, and a ratchet-wheel, U, the latter of which is engaged by a pawl, V, pivoted to the body. The Windlass can be turned by its crank to tighten the strap upon the shoe or boot, and is held at any point by the pawl and ratchet.

A spring, A, may be employed (see Fig. 3) to spring or force the two parts of the body away from each other as the bolt'is unscrewed to loosen them on the ball. The spring is secured to one of the parts and its free end bears against the other part.

The post orbase B may be of any desired height for convenience.

In lieu of the divided body, hinge, and bolt H for clamping the body to the ball, a setscrew may be passed through from side or end of the body,yvhose inner end will jam against the ball, holding the body to any adjustment.

I claim as my invention 1. In ashoe-makers jack, the combination of the body in two parts hinged together, a

nut secured in one of the parts, and a bolt provided with a crank, the bolt to work through the parts and engagethe nut to draw the parts together, the body having suitable toe and heel supports.

2. The combination of a body having toe and heel supports, a Windlass to turn in an opening in the body, having a handle, a strap secured to the Windlass through the opening, a ratchet-wheel at one end of the Windlass, and a pawl to engage the ratchet.

3. The combination of the bodyin two parts, hinge to connect the parts together at one end,

abolt to connect the parts together at the other end, a post having a ball to which the parts are clamped, means to support the shoe on the body, and a strap to hold the shoe thereto.

GEORGE KUEN. .In presence of WILSON RILEY,

M. O. EMANUEL. 

